Association between ethical leadership, ethical climate and organizational citizenship behavior from nurses’ perspective: a descriptive correlational study
Abstract Background Ethical leadership plays an important role in improving the organizational climate and may be have an effect on citizenship behavior. Despite the growing emphasis on ethics in organizations, little attention to has been given this issue. The purpose of this study was to identify...
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| author | Soudabeh Aloustani Foroozan Atashzadeh-Shoorideh Mansoureh Zagheri-Tafreshi Maliheh Nasiri Maasoumeh Barkhordari-Sharifabad Victoria Skerrett |
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| description | Abstract Background Ethical leadership plays an important role in improving the organizational climate and may be have an effect on citizenship behavior. Despite the growing emphasis on ethics in organizations, little attention to has been given this issue. The purpose of this study was to identify ethical leadership, an ethical climate, and their relationship with organizational citizenship behavior from nurses’ perspective. Methods In this descriptive correlational study, 250 nurses in twelve teaching hospitals in Tehran were selected by multistage sampling during 2016–2017. The data were collected using Ethical Leadership Questionnaire, Hospital Ethical Climate Survey, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior Scale. Results The findings showed a significant correlation between ethical leadership in managers, organizational citizenship behavior (P = 0.04, r = 0.09) and an ethical climate (P < 0.001, r = 0.65). There was a significant correlation between an ethical climate and nurses’ organizational citizenship behavior (P < 0.001, r = 0.61). The regression analysis showed that ethical leadership and an ethical climate is a predictor of organizational citizenship behavior and confirms the relationship between the variables. Conclusion Applying an ethical leadership style and creating the necessary conditions for a proper ethical climate in hospitals lead to increased organizational citizenship behavior by staff. To achieve organizational goals, nurse managers can use these concepts to enhance nurses’ satisfaction and improve their performance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-61681acba7de4ca79da3e6e1f51642012022-12-21T17:43:35ZengBMCBMC Nursing1472-69552020-03-011911810.1186/s12912-020-0408-1Association between ethical leadership, ethical climate and organizational citizenship behavior from nurses’ perspective: a descriptive correlational studySoudabeh Aloustani0Foroozan Atashzadeh-Shoorideh1Mansoureh Zagheri-Tafreshi2Maliheh Nasiri3Maasoumeh Barkhordari-Sharifabad4Victoria Skerrett5Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Vali-Asr Avenue, Cross of Vali-Asr and Hashemi Rafsanjani Highway, Opposite to Rajaee Heart HospitalDepartment of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Vali-Asr Avenue, Cross of Vali-Asr and Hashemi Rafsanjani Highway, Opposite to Rajaee Heart HospitalDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Nursing, School of Medical Science, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad UniversitySchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Birmingham City UniversityAbstract Background Ethical leadership plays an important role in improving the organizational climate and may be have an effect on citizenship behavior. Despite the growing emphasis on ethics in organizations, little attention to has been given this issue. The purpose of this study was to identify ethical leadership, an ethical climate, and their relationship with organizational citizenship behavior from nurses’ perspective. Methods In this descriptive correlational study, 250 nurses in twelve teaching hospitals in Tehran were selected by multistage sampling during 2016–2017. The data were collected using Ethical Leadership Questionnaire, Hospital Ethical Climate Survey, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior Scale. Results The findings showed a significant correlation between ethical leadership in managers, organizational citizenship behavior (P = 0.04, r = 0.09) and an ethical climate (P < 0.001, r = 0.65). There was a significant correlation between an ethical climate and nurses’ organizational citizenship behavior (P < 0.001, r = 0.61). The regression analysis showed that ethical leadership and an ethical climate is a predictor of organizational citizenship behavior and confirms the relationship between the variables. Conclusion Applying an ethical leadership style and creating the necessary conditions for a proper ethical climate in hospitals lead to increased organizational citizenship behavior by staff. To achieve organizational goals, nurse managers can use these concepts to enhance nurses’ satisfaction and improve their performance.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12912-020-0408-1EthicsLeadershipClimateCitizenship behaviorNurse |
| spellingShingle | Soudabeh Aloustani Foroozan Atashzadeh-Shoorideh Mansoureh Zagheri-Tafreshi Maliheh Nasiri Maasoumeh Barkhordari-Sharifabad Victoria Skerrett Association between ethical leadership, ethical climate and organizational citizenship behavior from nurses’ perspective: a descriptive correlational study BMC Nursing Ethics Leadership Climate Citizenship behavior Nurse |
| title | Association between ethical leadership, ethical climate and organizational citizenship behavior from nurses’ perspective: a descriptive correlational study |
| title_full | Association between ethical leadership, ethical climate and organizational citizenship behavior from nurses’ perspective: a descriptive correlational study |
| title_fullStr | Association between ethical leadership, ethical climate and organizational citizenship behavior from nurses’ perspective: a descriptive correlational study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between ethical leadership, ethical climate and organizational citizenship behavior from nurses’ perspective: a descriptive correlational study |
| title_short | Association between ethical leadership, ethical climate and organizational citizenship behavior from nurses’ perspective: a descriptive correlational study |
| title_sort | association between ethical leadership ethical climate and organizational citizenship behavior from nurses perspective a descriptive correlational study |
| topic | Ethics Leadership Climate Citizenship behavior Nurse |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12912-020-0408-1 |
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